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To think is odd to refer to a 32 year old as a young woman

107 replies

Hmm66 · 06/02/2026 19:25

Personally I do

OP posts:
bumptybum · 06/02/2026 21:53

unsevered67 · 06/02/2026 19:28

In what world is 32 not young

32 isn’t young. It’s a fully fledged adult. Not young. Not old.

Zov · 06/02/2026 21:52

LOL of course it's not. 32 IS a young woman. 😆

TheIceBear · 06/02/2026 21:49

What age are you ? 12?

Gowlett · 06/02/2026 21:48

I was a lovely young woman at 32. To me, 35 is the threshold.

DrCoconut · 06/02/2026 21:46

TheSmallAssassin · 06/02/2026 19:45

It depends on how old you are, I'm in my 50s and 32 is still young to me. I'd definitely feel young if I was 32 again!

I’d love to be 32 again. It would be amazing. It’s definitely downhill all the way after 40 😫

ApolloandDaphne · 06/02/2026 21:42

My DM is 85 her granddaughters are all in that age range and she would refer to them as young women. Seems logical to me.

Bilbobagginsbollox · 06/02/2026 21:25

Yes, 32 is still young. Not middle aged until 40 at least!

OMGitsnotgood · 06/02/2026 21:25

32 is young????

Minjou · 06/02/2026 21:24

Well she's not an old woman, is she?

pilates · 06/02/2026 21:24

It is a young woman, hardly old is it ?

Disturbia81 · 06/02/2026 21:18

I’m 45 and still get described as it, it totally depends on who is saying it

gototogo · 06/02/2026 21:15

I’d say 30-50 is simply a woman, 18-30 young woman, 50-70 middle aged and over 70 old

youalright · 06/02/2026 21:13

Poetnojo · 06/02/2026 21:11

But 32 is young

It depends in what context to die yes. To have a job, child, be married own a house no.

Belindabelle · 06/02/2026 21:13

To me a young woman would be 22. Mind you the media keep making out that Catherine, Princess of Wales is a young mother and she is 44.

HoldingTheDoor · 06/02/2026 21:12

This is the weirdly age obsessed poster who always asks about being considered young and about minor age differences. There is no context.

InterestedDad37 · 06/02/2026 21:11

I was referred to as 'a lovely lad' yesterday. I'm over 60 🙂. I was quite pleased.

Poetnojo · 06/02/2026 21:11

But 32 is young

GreenIsTheColourOfMyHoliday · 06/02/2026 21:10

Context?

youalright · 06/02/2026 21:10

Well if its anything to go by when I hit 30 my hospital letters stopped saying young lady

NeverDropYourMooncup · 06/02/2026 21:08

ScarlettSarah · 06/02/2026 19:35

Leo DiCaprio, is that you?

Nah, he'd describe her as geriatric.

OrigamiOwls · 06/02/2026 20:53

I think it depends on the age of the person doing the referring. My mum's 80 year old friend calls me a young women (and my husband my young man), we are both 40 😂

Firefly1987 · 06/02/2026 20:51

Februarysiceandsleet · 06/02/2026 19:39

According to certain academic categories
0 - 30 Young
30 - 60 Middle age
60+ Old age

I was quite offended aged 62 not to be allowed into a friend’s research project because I was officially ‘old aged.”

Wow I thought people calling 35 year olds middle-aged was bad, now it starts at 30 according to some "academics"?! Ridiculous. To me middle-age starts anywhere from around 40-45.

Brewtiful · 06/02/2026 20:51

Of course someone who is 32 is a young women.

I'm concerned also that someone thinks middle age starts at 30!

Itiswhysofew · 06/02/2026 20:48

I think I agree with you, OP. When I was 32 I didn't think I was young. Early 20s is young, but 30 and over is not young.

Dollymylove · 06/02/2026 20:48

It depends on whose asking. A 16 year old would say 32 is prehistoric.
A 70 year old would say 32 is barely out of nappies 🤣🤣